The scenario:
Tenants live in Brooklyn; their landlord lives in Staten Island.
Landlord has filed Small Claims Court motions against a few tenants. However, the tenants must trek all the way out to Staten Island by public transportation for hearings.
Is there a way to get around this?
Suppose that the building where the tenants reside is located in the northmost part of the Bronx and the landlord lives in the southernmost tip of Staten Island. If the landlord files his motion in Staten Island shall the tenant still need to travel all the way out to the low point of Staten Island for the hearing(s)? Isn’t it of any relevance that the nature of the case relates specifically to the tenancy which is actually in the Bronx (for example)?